Do the Work and Become a Professional Screenwriter
I get emails all the time from folks who are sending me their half-baked, poorly conceived log lines and want me to re-write them for them. I really believe that…
Excellent Post on Shane Black
Shane Black is a legendary screenwriter. He wrote several classic spec scripts that sold for a lot of money in the late eighties and early nineties like Lethal Weapon and…
Raising The Money To Shoot Your Screenplay Yourself
I recently wrote a post, The 100% guaranteed sure fire way to get your screenplay made into a movie. In that post I recommend that you go out and raise…
The Future of Film – What kind of writer do you want to be?
This is a guest article by Alan Denman. What kinds of films will be watching in the next ten years? What kinds of films will our children be watching in…
Producers tell me to get an agent, and agents won’t read my stuff – How can I start my career?
Quite often I get emails from people who say something like this: “I sent a query letter to some producers but they told me they don’t read unsolicited material and…
7 Signposts for Successful Screenwriting
This is a guest post by filmmaker Alan Denman. Alan is a British writer, director, producer and script consultant. He has taught screenwriting extensively in North America, the UK and…
How to deal with a potential agent who wants to represent you
One of the services I offer is an email / fax blast service to agents and managers. A member who recently used the service found an agent who would like…
How Screenwriter Nathan Ives Got His Screenplay It’s Not You It’s Me Produced
My friend and writing partner, Nathan Ives, recently wrote and directed a feature film, It’s Not You It’s Me. I asked him if he would be willing to write up…
Getting the Screenwriting Career You Want
This post was guest written by Script Quack. They offer professional script analysis and are currently giving readers of SellingYourScreenplay.com a special discount. Just enter the discount code “sellingyourscreenplay” (without…
Free Event for Writers in Glendale, CA this Saturday, September 8, 2012, 10 a.m.
I received this email recently and thought I would pass it on. This is another good reason to live in Los Angeles if you’re serious about screenwriting, as these sorts…